The Portland daily press., 1887-01-24
WASHINGTON TALK.
interests of the Fishermen to be
Discussed To-day.
q 1snator Frye Expected to Handle the
"Iue-noses Without Gloves.
Review OF Last Weeks Work in
House and Senate.
Especial to the Press.l

Especial to the Press.l
WASHINGTON, Jan. %.
The bill reported from the foreign affairs
committee by Senator Edmunds last week,
for the protection of American fishermen,
will be taken up tomorrow soon after the
Senate assemblies; and, unless indications
fail, lively debate may be expected. Sen.
ator Edmunds, who has the bill in charge
will speak upon it. and Senator Frye will
again speak. 1t is expected that he will
handle the Canadian government without
gloves, and that his speech will be even more
vigorous and emphatic than the one deliv.
cred by him on the same question in April
last. There is thought to be no doubt that
the bill will pass both Senate and House by
good majorities.
Last Week in Congress.
During the week Congress has kept well
up to the record it has made thus far this
session for good work. The resume is as
follows: Saturday, Jan. 10Th, the Senate
was not in session. The House, after the
regular morning business was concluded,
during which the report Of the conference
committee on interstate commerce was sub
mitted, spent the whole day in the considera-
tion of the river and harbor appropriation
bill, but without taking action upon it.
Monday the Senate passed the army and
pension appropriation bills, and forty private
pension bills, the greater part of them being
House bills, and devoted the remainder OF
the day to the agricultural experiment sta
tion bill without taking action thereon. II
was suspension day in the House, and under
this rule bills giving pensions to dependent
parents and honorably discharged soldiers
who are disabled from any cause whatever,
andy who are dependent upon their own labor
for support, and also bills giving pensions
of IS month to all survivors of the Mexi-
can war, were considered. A bill was also
considered giving the Court of Claims iuris-
diction over any claim or demand, except
war claims, pending before any committee of
Congress. But when the vote was taken on
ordering second to the motion to suspend
the rules and pass it, there was found to be
no quorum present, and it being late the bill
went over. The resolution of the Maine
Legislature in opposition to the free ship
bill were read in both Houses Tuesday.
The Senate devoted the whole day to the
consideration of bill confirming the title to
certain lands to the New Orleans, Baton
Rouge q Vicksburg railroad. The bill was
passed. In the House a resolution to investi-
gate the Pacific railroad was passed. The
opponents of the education BILL by filibus-
tering, prevented the assigning of a time for
the consideration of the bill The inter-
state commerce report was then taken up
and occupied the remainder of the day.
Wednesday the Senate passed bill to con-
struct bridge across the Mississippi river at
st. Louis, and listened to speech by Sen
ator Call of Florida on a land grant for
feiture resolution. At an early hour the
doors were closed and the remainder of the
day was spent in executive session. The
House again debated interstate commerce all
day. Thursday the same programme pre-
vailed as on Wednesday in both Houses
interstate commerce in the House, and secret
session in the Senate The House held an
evening session for debate. Friday, in the
Senate, Mr.. Call finished his speech of Tues
day, and again the day was spent in secret
session. The House, after first agreeing by
vote of 219 to Al to the report of the con-
ference committee on interstate commerce
devoted the remainder of the day to the
private calendar.
Notes,
A new post Office has been established al
South Lincoln Penobscot county. Specia
from Lincoln, six miles northeast; Routes 1.
and 1888. John MacGregor has been com
missioned postmaster.
A. L. Smith and wife and Geo. Greenlea1
and wife of Portland, w. Moore of Norway
and DR.. L. j. Martell, prominent French
politician and ex-city physician of Lewis
ton, are here.
The Sailor Secretary Happy.
A daughter was born to Secretary and
Mrs. Whitney this morning. The mother
and child are doing finely.